IN LVIV AND AMONG ITS RESIDENTS: PROSOPOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF TADEUSZ SULIMIRSKI (1898–1983)

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Life and activity of well-known archaeologist Tadeusz Sulimirski is presented at the article on the base of large source base. Materials from archives of Lviv and Krakow were introduced to scientific application. They give us an opportunity to outline Lviv period of researcher's life. Actually, in Lviv he get an education, had the opportunity to communicate with best contemporary scientists, to use bookshops and museum collections of Lviv, was formed as archaeologist, discovered and explored large amount of archaeological sites, and so on. During field researches archaeologist paid most attention to issues of spiritual culture of ancient population. It includes studying of cemeteries and burial mounds in approximately 35 areas of the western part of Ukraine. Most of them were introduced to scientific application by T. Sulimirski and they are still arousing interest of modern researchers. Special place among the field researches carried out by T. Sulimirski belongs to excavations in Komariv, Stanyslaviv region. After these works, field documentation and a huge amount of photos have been preserved. They allow us to reconstruct the whole process of excavations, fixation of materials, etc. T. Sulimirski played a prominent part in the protection of archaeological sites. During the period of his work at the Chair of prehistory of Lviv University, he actually perform duties of conservator of prehistoric sites, traveled to respond to each information about discovery and reported to the okręg conservator about the results. Part of T. Sulimirski’s trips was financed from the state funds. Scientific communication took an important place at activity of the researcher. He was a frequenter of various forums, as well as organizer of congresses. The best example of his organizational activity was the IV Congress of students of the prehistory of Polish universities, carried out in Lviv in May, 1934.

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Natalia Bulyk

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  • EP ID EP534650
  • DOI 10.33402/mdapv.2018-22-426-453
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Natalia Bulyk (2018). IN LVIV AND AMONG ITS RESIDENTS: PROSOPOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF TADEUSZ SULIMIRSKI (1898–1983). Матеріали і дослідження з археології Прикарпаття і Волині, 22(), 426-453. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-534650